Dental Digest Podcast with Dr. Melissa Seibert

In this episode Ms. Angela Holland, the CEO of Preferred Dental Services will share her protips for having a profitable practice that takes dental insurance. She'll also explain how you can stay out of trouble and avoid insurance fraud.  Website: https://www.preferreddentalservice.com/ Instagram: @preferreddentalservices Podcast IG: @dental_digest_podcast Dr. Seibert: @dr.melissa_seibert One of the greatest ways dentists lose money or get into trouble is not knowing how to deal with Dental insurance companies. Sometimes dentists hire a front office manager to do the billing and manage insurance, but oftentimes they’re undertrained in this area or they can’t devote the time to constantly being up to date on all the changes in dental insurance. So, effectively you’re losing a lot of money. Well, the CEO of Preferred Dental Services is here with us today to share her expertise. Preferred Dental Services is a company where you can entirely outsource insurance to a Billing Specialist so you and your office never have to sweat it again. Hiring a Billing Specialist is like hiring an OUTSTANDING Assitant to your Practice Manager. However, they are paid based on how much money they make you, and NEVER request PTO or uses sick leave. Your Preferred Billing Specialist also doesn’t require medical insurance and  removes the threat of embezzlement, and NEVER has to go home early. Angela is phenomenal to work with and once you listen to this episode you’ll realize very quickly she knows what she’s doing. If you want to make your practice more profitable, I recommend you go to preferred dental services.com.

Dr. Wally Renne, a digital dentistry expert, discusses topics like digital workflows, implant dentistry, and digital smile design. He shares insights on blending evidence-based practices with the latest technology at the MOD Institute, teaching dentists cutting-edge techniques like digital implant planning and prosthesis printing.

Instagram: @dental_digest_podcast Website: https://dentaldigestinstitute.com/ Sponsor: https://www.meetdandy.com/melissa/ MOD Institute: https://www.themodinstitute.com/ Dr. Wally Renne is the founder of the MOD Institute and leads all learning and innovation initiatives at the organization. He is a contributing member of MOD Aesthetics, the private practice arm of MOD. He also serves as a Professor and Assistant Dean of Innovation and Digital Dentistry at the Medical University of South Carolina and has won several national and regional awards for his efforts both pre-clinically and clinically. He is also an active dental researcher and has published over 30 studies on scan and milling accuracy using various systems. Dr. Renne also has several patents including a patent for a platform of long-term antimicrobial dental materials. Facebook: Wally Renne Instagram: @dr.wallyrenne YouTube: Wally Renne

Sponsor: Click here for Dandy Labs or go to https://www.meetdandy.com/melissa/ Instagram: @dental_digest_podcast  Dr. Matthew Chesler is a native of Wayzata, Minnesota, near the Twin Cities. After high school, he left the “frozen tundra” behind for sunnier days in Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at UCSD and then moved on to USC School of Dentistry for his DDS degree in 2004. During his studies he received a faculty award for excellence in Endodontics.  While at USC, Dr. Chesler received a full scholarship from the US Navy. He first reported for active duty to Camp Pendleton where he completed a one year residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry. Shortly afterwards, he became one of the youngest residents to ever be selected for the Endodontics residency program at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School in Bethesda, MD. He completed the program in 2008 and concurrently earned a postdoctoral Master of Science degree from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.  After graduation, he reported to Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i as the Endodontics department head. Lieutenant Commander Chesler was transferred back to the San Diego area in early 2011 where he served as the head of the Endodontics department at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar. In 2015 he separated from the Navy after eleven years of active duty, but is currently a naval reservist. Dr. Chesler has remained academically active. In Hawai’i he was chairman of the annual Tri-Service Dental Symposium, providing lectures to all Oahu-based dental officers.  He is successfully mentoring promising junior officers to follow his training path. Annually, he attends the American Association of Endodontists continuing education program and stays abreast of the latest research by keeping up with multiple endodontic publications. He holds professional memberships with the American Dental Association, American Association of Endodontists, California Dental Association, and the San Diego County Dental Society. Dr. Chesler (“Matt”) and his wife, Trang Chesler, also a dentist, have two sons.  Matt’s hobbies include 3-putting the greens of various San Diego golf courses, hiking, and posing as potential shark bait when he’s scuba diving.  His main interest is in all things automotive, where he is doing his best to get his two young sons as car crazy as he is.

In this episode Dr. Chesler will discuss topics related to endodontics and pain management.  Instagram: @dental_digest_podcast Dr. Melissa Seibert Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.melissa_seibert/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-melissa-ratliff-seibert-dmd-37230873/ About Dr. Chesler: Dr. Matthew Chesler is a native of Wayzata, Minnesota, near the Twin Cities. After high school, he left the “frozen tundra” behind for sunnier days in Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at UCSD and then moved on to USC School of Dentistry for his DDS degree in 2004. During his studies he received a faculty award for excellence in Endodontics.  While at USC, Dr. Chesler received a full scholarship from the US Navy. He first reported for active duty to Camp Pendleton where he completed a one year residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry. Shortly afterwards, he became one of the youngest residents to ever be selected for the Endodontics residency program at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School in Bethesda, MD. He completed the program in 2008 and concurrently earned a postdoctoral Master of Science degree from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.  After graduation, he reported to Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i as the Endodontics department head. Lieutenant Commander Chesler was transferred back to the San Diego area in early 2011 where he served as the head of the Endodontics department at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar. In 2015 he separated from the Navy after eleven years of active duty, but is currently a naval reservist. Dr. Chesler has remained academically active. In Hawai’i he was chairman of the annual Tri-Service Dental Symposium, providing lectures to all Oahu-based dental officers.  He is successfully mentoring promising junior officers to follow his training path. Annually, he attends the American Association of Endodontists continuing education program and stays abreast of the latest research by keeping up with multiple endodontic publications. He holds professional memberships with the American Dental Association, American Association of Endodontists, California Dental Association, and the San Diego County Dental Society. Dr. Chesler (“Matt”) and his wife, Trang Chesler, also a dentist, have two sons.  Matt’s hobbies include 3-putting the greens of various San Diego golf courses, hiking, and posing as potential shark bait when he’s scuba diving.  His main interest is in all things automotive, where he is doing his best to get his two young sons as car crazy as he is.

Dr. Bill Robbins, is back this week. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to his first episode, which aired last week, I highly recommend you do so. Also, if you’re loving what you’re learning this week, I suggest you come check out his study club, Global diagnosis education. Link to global diagnosis education: https://www.actdental.com/gde-home Dr. Robbins has coauthored the textbook we’re all familiar with, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry and a new textbook “Global Diagnosis.” He’s also past president of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Operative Dentistry,  American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and more.  And whether he realizes it or not, he’s been a role model for me for years. As I’ve mentioned before, there have been a few educators that have been my inspiration for wanting to create this podcast, and Dr. Robbins is one of them. 

My guest for my next two episodes is comprehensive dentist, renowned educator, treatment planning master extraordinaire, Dr Bill Robbins. He coauthored the textbook we’re all familiar with, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry and a new textbook “Global Diagnosis.” He’s also past president of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Operative Dentistry,  American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and more.  And whether he realizes it or not, he’s been a role model for me for years. As I’ve mentioned before, there have been a few educators that have been my inspiration for wanting to create this podcast, and Dr. Robbins is one of them.  Dr. Robbins's study club: https://www.actdental.com/gde-home Join me on Instagram: @dental_digest_podcast Some things we'll discuss in this episode:  1. What is the Global Diagnosis System for Treatment Planning 2. What does it mean for treatment plans to be facially generated  3. Causes for excessive gingival display

Connect: @dental_digest_podcast Website: https://dentaldigestinstitute.com/ In 1983 Dr. Brian P. LeSage earned his doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. He graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. And he completed a general residency program at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry. He began private practice in Washington, D.C., with an emphasis on esthetic and reconstructive dentistry. He relocated to Beverly Hills and, in 1990, established the Beverly Hills Institute of Dental Esthetics, where he practices with his wife, Dr. Afsaneh Malaekeh.

Jeffrey S. Rouse, D.D.S. maintains a private practice in San Antonio, Texas and practiced with Drs. Gregg Kinzer and Frank Spear in Seattle, Washington. In 2017, he became a member of the Resident Faculty at Spear Education in Scottsdale, AZ. He was also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from 2004-2019. After graduation from dental school in San Antonio, Dr Rouse completed a 2-year General Practice Residency at the University of Connecticut Health Science Center. He practiced family dentistry for twelve years before returning to school. Dr Rouse received his specialty certificate in Prosthodontics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2004. He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American College of Prosthodontists, and past president of the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Rouse has written numerous journal articles including a portion of the “Annual Review of Selected Dental Literature” published each summer in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. He has a textbook published in 2016 by Quintessence titled "Global" Diagnosis: A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning written with his teaching partner, Dr. Bill Robbins. Furthermore, he has contributed chapters on porcelain veneers and anterior ceramic crowns to three editions of a dental textbook. Dr. Rouse lectures nationally and internationally on a wide variety of topics ranging from dental esthetics to airway prosthodontics.

I have gotten so many requests to have some episodes be about practice management and how to have a thriving dental practice, whether you’re a practice owner or associate. Dentists deserve to be compensated for their hard work. We do have a service based-profession, but we work very hard. We’ve spent so many years of our lives being disciplined to keep learning when perhaps others have been able to play. So, my guest this week came to me highly recommended by the creator of the keep cerecing facebook group, Dr. Dhaval Patel. My guest is Dr. Tarun Agarwal. He’s been featured on CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX. He is regularly invited to teach other dentists around the world and recently built a training center which is dedicated to sharing his expertise. And today, he’s going to give us a lot of wisdom on how to be a financially successful dentist. Whether you're an associate or practice owner, you’ll learn some relevant pearls about how to have a financially successful dental practice. About Dr. Agarwal: Dr. Tarun Agarwal, DDS is considered one of the top dentists in the country. He is a recognized speaker, author, and dental leader. He has been featured on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, and News 14 Carolina. Dr. Agarwal has been awarded '40 under 40' Business Leaders by the Triangle Business Journal. He is regularly invited to teach other dentists around the world and recently built a training center within the practice dedicated to sharing his expertise. Most importantly he is a loving husband and dedicated father of three wonderful children. His biggest accolade was being voted 'Best Dad in the World' by 2 of his 3 kids.